Pubdate: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 Source: Commercial Appeal (TN) Copyright: 2002 The Commercial Appeal Contact: http://www.gomemphis.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/95 Author: Jim Barnwell Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Note: Headline by newshawk DOONESBURY STRIP IRRESPONSIBLE Garry Trudeau showed Jan. 27 that he must live in Cartoonland, where nothing is real and no one gets hurt. He suggested that smoking marijuana - a substance illegal in every state - is less dangerous than smoking cigarettes. Cigarettes are not good, but to imply that marijuana is harmless is a fraud. It is time The Commercial Appeal showed some sensibility and removed political speech from the comics. Moreover, to print this strip where children and young adults will be reading is reckless and irresponsible. Put the Sunday Doonesbury on the op-ed page where it belongs, or, better yet, just remove it from the newspaper. JIM BARNWELL Bartlett - --- MAP posted-by: Josh